Jackie Chan Adventures: Legend of the Dark Hand

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Jackie Chan Adventures: Legend of the Dark Hand
Developer(s) Torus Games
Publisher(s) Activision
Producer(s) Kevin McIntosh
Designer(s) Michael Solomons
Programmer(s) Grant Davies
Artist(s) Marcus Mestrow
Writer(s) Jay Gordon
Brian Pass
Marc Tumdorf
Composer(s) Manfred Linøner
Platform(s) Game Boy Advance
Release
    • NA: November 21, 2001 [1]
    • EU: November 30, 2001
Genre(s) Beat 'em up
Mode(s) Single-player

Jackie Chan Adventures: Legend of the Dark Hand is a 2001 beat 'em-up video game based on the animated series Jackie Chan Adventures , which focuses on a fictionalized version of Hong Kong action film star Jackie Chan. [2] [3] The game was developed by Torus Games, published by Activision and released for the Game Boy Advance on November 21, 2001 in North America and November 30, 2001 in Europe.

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Synopsis

The game incorporates the broad story arc from the show along with its main cast of characters, but centers on a unique subplot spanning ten levels. Jackie Chan must travel on a globe-trotting quest to retrieve eight sacred scrolls that bestow ancient kung fu powers before they can be claimed by the forces of evil.

Reception

The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [4]

References

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  7. Provo, Frank (November 21, 2001). "Jackie Chan Adventures: Legend of the Dark Hand Review". GameSpot . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  8. Wessel, Craig (January 7, 2002). "Jackie Chan Adventures [Legend of the Dark Hand][date mislabeled as "January 7, 2001"]". GameSpy . IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 20, 2005. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  9. Lafferty, Michael (December 7, 2001). "Jackie Chan Adventures: Legend of the Dark Hand Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  10. Harris, Craig (December 1, 2001). "Jackie Chan Adventures [Legend of the Dark Hand]". IGN . Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  11. "Jackie Chan Adventures: Legend of the Dark Hand". Nintendo Power . Vol. 151. Nintendo of America. December 2001. p. 170 via Internet Archive.